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Purpose
~• This project conceived to better understand the various roles military men had during careers in and around Modoc County California during the last half of the 1800s. An attempt will be made to link GENi profiles to this project.
Veterans of Indian Wars who lived or died at Ft. Bidwell
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205026/alfred-banke Co F 8(?)th U.S. Inf
- Pvt Alfred Banke 19 Aug 1850 Germany died 6 Nov 1883 (aged 33), buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- enl. Benecia Barr., SF 19 Aug 1879 age 31 from Breslaw, Germany, mason
- companies H and F 8th US Inf.; died of "alcohol poisoning"
- Brig. Gen. Reuben F. Bernard (USA)
- at least one of his children, a daughter was born at Ft. Bidwell
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205023/frank-bieman Co G 1st US Cav
- Sgt. Frank Bieman died 6 May 1879 Fort Bidwell, Modoc County, buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ death was by suicide, gunshot to the head
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205034/peter-cassidy Co G 1st US Cav.
- Sgt. Peter Cassidy b.1837 County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - 23 May 1868 (aged 30–31) Shasta County; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ killed in an "affray" (sic) Mill Creek, Cal. (5.23.1868) (refer. #1)
- enl. Feb 26 1864 at San Juan (isl?); age 27 from County Fermanagh; Co C 9th US Inf.
- discharged Feb 27, 1867 at term of service Ft. Bidwell a Sgt.
- ~inference is that he was no longer in the mil. when he died May 23, 1868
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205019/edward-d-conlin Co G, 1st US Cav.
- Pvt. Edward D. Conlin died 24 Feb 1874; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- enl. Aug 20 1873 at San Fran. age 25; "bar keeper"; Co G 1st US Cav
- murdered at Ft. Bidwell per U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205024/daniel-j-davis Co G 12th US Inf
- Daniel J. Davis died 15 Aug 1878 Fort Bidwell, buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ fracture of skull (accident)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73970499/richard-hesse 1st US Cavalry
- Sgt. Richard Hesse b.26 Sep 1856- d.2 Aug 1932 (aged 75); buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery, born in Saxony
- ~ no record found for enlistment
- 1888 voter reg. shows Richard Hess, shoemaker; b. Germany; age 32 {California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 • Modoc 1875-1898}
- 1920 census of Bidwell includes Richard, his wife Louisa (born in Prussia)
- is pictured in http://archives.csuchico.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/coll11/id/13... (1908, at Kober's store)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205032/spencer-howard Co C 2nd Cal. Cav (Vol.)
- Spencer Howard burial 11 Jun 1864 Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ note: California Cav. ~ no record of enlistment found
- DOD shown above, is from Camp interment records and is stated as the date of interment, not necessarily death.
- DOD shown above, is from Camp interment records and is stated as the date of interment, not necessarily death.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205020/frederick-k-koch Co G 1st US Cav
- Pvt. Frederick K. Koch died 23 May 1874; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ typh. or malarial fever (source #1)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205022/charles-kollhoff Co G 1st US Cav.
- Charles Kollhoff died 17 Mar 1879; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- enl. Phila. Dec 24, 1876 at age 32; a horse shoer; Co C 1st US Cav., shot himself dead {U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments}
- born in Baden, Germany
- no findagrave; place of burial unknown
- Pvt. Paul Lieberman Co A 1st U.S. Cav.
- click name for profile and military record
- 1875 thru 1888 voter registrations: state that he is a shoemaker (elsewhere has 160 acres in 1877)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205021/peter-a-mckinley Pvt 1st US Cav.
- Pvt. Peter A. McKinley died 14 Apr 1875 at Fort Bidwell, Modoc County; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- struck in stomach, peritonitis
- Pvt. Peter A. McKinley died 14 Apr 1875 at Fort Bidwell, Modoc County; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74262774/joseph-mulgrew Co C 1st U.S. Cav
- Joseph Mulgrew died 21 Aug 1870; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ bronchitis (source #1)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205029/john-o'brien Co A 1st U.S. Drag
- John O'Brien died 4 Jul 1861; buried Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ drowned (source #1)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205025/john-o'neil
- Sgt. John O'Neill died 28 Jul 1874 remains reburied at Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- ~ paralysis of left side; died at Warner OR (source #1)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74205031/joseph-oard Co B 22 Ohio inf.
- Joseph Oard 1841 Scioto Ohio - 23 Apr 1934 (aged 92–93) Modoc County; burial at Fort Bidwell Cemetery
- 1875-1888 voter: farmer • 1910: divorced; US Mail, stage driver • 1920: town constable • 1930: retired
Sources
- U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889
- Native American issue : the Northern Paiutes, the Achumawi, the Modocs Author: Sara Gooch; Modoc County Museum.; Modoc County Historical Society.
- wikipedia accounts of the 1st Cav. and Ft. Bidwell (search on "Bidwell")
- https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-fortbidwell/
- U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
- U.S. Returns from Regular Army Non-infantry Regiments, 1821-1916 ; M744 Roll 001-013 First Cavalry 1860-1866
- U.S. Returns from Regular Army Non-infantry Regiments, 1821-1916 ; M744 Roll 001-013 First Cavalry 1867-1876
Photos of the Bidwell area through the years
The full set
A few selections:
- Captain Thomas MacGregor at Ft. Bidwell
- Chief Ochiho (1885)
- Reuben Bernard U.S. Cavalry at Ft. Bidwell
- Dr. George M. Kober (see also Kober's Store)